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Dr. Cyril Wecht gives insight into Wilkinsburg mass shooting

Seven weeks have passed since 5 people and an unborn baby were gunned down in a Wilkinsburg backyard and even though several people have been questioned and a suspect named, no charges have been pressed.

Seven weeks have passed since 5 people and an unborn baby were gunned down in a Wilkinsburg backyard and even though several people have been questioned and a suspect named, no charges have been pressed.

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Updated: 5:25 PM EDT Apr 28, 2016

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WEBVTT THE QUESTION WHY IS IT TAKING INVESTIGATORS SO LONG TO FILE CHARGES. REPORTER: WELL, SEVEN WEEKS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE MASS SHOOTING IN WILKINSBURG AND YET AGAIN R-R COUNT ALLEGHENY DETECTIVES ARE STILL NOT TAKING WHAT IS TAKING THE INVESTIGATION SO LONG. A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST SAYS HE HAS INSIGHT AND WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG AND HE SAYS WILKINSBURG RESIDENTS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO FEEL IRRITATED THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS DRAGGING ALONG. >> IF I LIVED IN WILKINSBURG I WOULD BE CONCERNED, I I WOULD BE FRUSTRATED. I WOULD BE WONDERING WHY THINGS ARE TAKING SO LONG. REPORTER: SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND QUESTIONED, AND ONE PERSON NAMED A SUSPECT IN THE MARCH 9th WILKINSBURG MASS SHOOTING. BUT NO CHARGES ARE FILED. WHEN LOOKING AT THE THREE TIERS OF INVESTIGATION, FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST DR. CERYL WECHT SAYS FORENSIC EVIDENCE CONTAINING BLOOD, FINGERPRINTS AND FINGERPRINTS DOESN'T TAKE AS LONG AS POLICE HAVE SAID. >> IT DOESN'T TAKE WEEKS AND WEEKS, THEY ARE TELLING YOU THAT SO THAT YOU THE NEWS MEDIA PEOPLE WILL GET OFF THEIR BACK. REPORTER: IT'S NONFORENSIC EVIDENCE THAT CAN BE THE MOST GRUELING PROCESS, MATCHING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VICTIMS AND THE PEOPLE THEY KNEW. >> THROUGH INTERROGATION AND SEARCHING OUT PEOPLE AND INTERROGATING THEM AND SOMETIMES GOING BACK TO THEM AND CORRELATING STORIES. REPORTER: WECHT SAYS DETERMINING WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH AND WHO IS LYING CAN SLOW THE PROCESS IN BUILDING EVIDENCE. >> THEN YOU BEGIN TO PUT IT TOGETHER. THAT CAN TAKE TIME AND THEN OF COURSE SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE LEFT TOWN, SO YOU'VE GOT TO WORK WITH AUTHORITIES ELSEWHERE, YOU'VE GOT TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ON THE MOVE. I UNDERSTAND A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BUT NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED. SO THAT MEANS, I GUESS, THAT NOBODY IS TALKING. REPORTER: AND THAT IS NOT ALL DR. WECHT IS SAYING ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. HE IS OPENLY CRITICIZING DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEPHEN ZAPPALA FOR WHAT HE SAID TO WILKINSBURG RESIDENTS JUST RECENTLY. MORE ON THE CRITICISM OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEW

Dr. Cyril Wecht gives insight into Wilkinsburg mass shooting

Seven weeks have passed since 5 people and an unborn baby were gunned down in a Wilkinsburg backyard and even though several people have been questioned and a suspect named, no charges have been pressed.